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NewsLaw school says it is first university to apply for ABS
Nottingham Law School aims to give students insight into practising as lawyers.
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NewsMPs lambast civil legal aid reforms
Justice committee’s devastating report on part 1 of LASPO highlights botched implementation and calls for policy review.
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NewsLSB sounds death knell for handling client money
Regulators are looking at system in France, where lawyers are prevented from holding client money.
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NewsSRA wins plaudits for complaints-handling
Auditor says fall in complaints about the regulator is ‘likely’ to reflect better performance.
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NewsDefault judgments soar as defences plummet
Number of judgments in civil courts rises by a quarter.
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NewsSRA warns of ‘Friday afternoon fraud’ risk
Regulator continues to get regular reports of scammers stealing from firms despite repeated warnings not to disclose sensitive details.
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NewsRegulator probes firm representing Iraqis
British soldiers were exonerated last year by the Al-Sweady inquiry after claims they were involved in murder and torture.
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Three new Law Society Excellence awards
Three new categories – of human rights, technology and private client practice – are included in the lineup for the Law Society Excellence Awards 2015.
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Ex-Freshfields lawyers start litigation boutique
Dispute resolution lawyers from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Russian office have left the magic circle firm to open litigation boutique Kulkov, Kolotilov & Partners.
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NewsBuckland hails class act
Solicitor general visited a west London school to learn about a scheme to give young people a better understanding of the law.
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Judicial mentoring unveiled to boost diversity
Aims to address the under-representation of women and minority ethnic lawyers in the judiciary.
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Mckenzie students
Huddersfield law students will act as McKenzie friends to people denied legal aid for county court appearances.
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Inspector calls for CPS
Barrister Kevin McGinty, deputy legal secretary of the Attorney General’s Office, has been named preferred candidate for chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service.
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NewsGalloway firm denies breaching SRA rules over Twitter letters
Bradford firm says issue over letters sent to Twitter users is a ‘non-news story’.
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Gazette Legal Personality of the Year 2015
Nominations for the Gazette accolade, which is one of the Law Society’s Excellence Awards, must be received by Friday 5 June.
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Law beats finance in ‘best company’ honours
Employers judged on qualities such as leadership and wellbeing.
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Don’t ‘stifle’ consumers with libel threats, lawyers warned
Defamation Act, intended to shift the balance towards freedom of expression ‘is being used to the opposite effect’.
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NewsBaird to inspire students
Vera Baird QC one of 13 ‘inspirational women’ featured in an exhibition of portraits at Newcastle Law School.
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Nominations open for legal aid awards
There are 12 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards, including new categories of children’s rights, public law and access to justice.
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NewsOnline motoring pleas go national
Nearly one-third of people accused of low-level traffic offences have taken up the opportunity to plead online, the Ministry of Justice says.